FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Star Bulk Carriers Corp. [ SBLK ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 04/17/2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
Common Stock, $.01 par value(1)(2) | 04/18/2008 | S | 15,000 | D | $12.5 | 564,865 | I | By RCG Baldwin, L.P.(3) | ||
Common Stock, $.01 par value(1)(2) | 04/18/2008 | S | 20,000 | D | $12.5922 | 544,865 | I | By RCG Baldwin, L.P.(3) | ||
Common Stock, $.01 par value(1)(2) | 04/21/2008 | X | 35,000 | A | $8 | 579,865 | I | By RCG Baldwin, L.P.(3) | ||
Common Stock, $.01 par value(1)(2) | 04/18/2008 | S | 15,000 | D | $12.5 | 490,865 | I | By RCG Enterprise, Ltd(4) | ||
Common Stock, $.01 par value(1)(2) | 04/18/2008 | S | 20,000 | D | $12.5922 | 470,865 | I | By RCG Enterprise, Ltd(4) | ||
Common Stock, $.01 par value(1)(2) | 04/21/2008 | X | 35,000 | A | $8 | 505,865 | I | By RCG Enterprise, Ltd(4) | ||
Common Stock, $.01 par value(1)(2) | 1,702,070 | I | By RCG Carpathia Master Fund, Ltd(5) |
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
Warrants (right to buy)(1)(2) | $8 | 04/17/2008 | S | 60,000 | 11/30/2007 | 12/16/2009 | Common Stock, $.01 par value | 60,000 | $4.25 | 365,000 | I | By RCG Baldwin, L.P.(6) | |||
Warrants (right to buy)(1)(2) | $8 | 04/17/2008 | S | 50,000 | 11/30/2007 | 12/16/2009 | Common Stock, $.01 par value | 50,000 | $4.3 | 315,000 | I | By RCG Baldwin, L.P.(6) | |||
Warrants (right to buy)(1)(2) | $8 | 04/21/2008 | X | 35,000 | 11/30/2007 | 12/16/2009 | Common Stock, $.01 par value | 35,000 | $0 | 280,000 | I | By RCG Baldwin, L.P.(6) | |||
Warrants (right to buy)(1)(2) | $8 | 11/30/2007 | 12/16/2009 | Common Stock, $.01 par value | 1,247,700 | 1,247,700 | I | By RCG Carpathia Master Fund, Ltd(7) | |||||||
Warrants (right to buy)(1)(2) | $8 | 04/21/2008 | X | 35,000 | 11/30/2007 | 12/16/2009 | Common Stock, $.01 par value | 35,000 | $0 | 379,000 | I | By RCG Enterprise, Ltd(8) | |||
Warrants (right to buy)(1)(2) | $8 | 11/30/2007 | 12/16/2009 | Common Stock, $.01 par value | 100,000 | 100,000 | I | By RCG Crimson Partners, LP(9) |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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Explanation of Responses: |
1. Each Reporting Person may be deemed to be a member of a Section 13(d) group that owns more than 10% of the Issuer's outstanding shares of Common Stock. To enable all of the Reporting Persons to gain access to the Securities and Exchange Commission's electronic filing system (which only accepts a maximum of 10 joint filers per report), this report is the first of two identical reports relating to the same transaction being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
2. Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that any Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose. |
3. Shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by RCG Baldwin, L.P. (Baldwin). As the general partner of Baldwin, Ramius Advisors, LLC (Ramius Advisors) may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Baldwin. As the sole member of Ramius Advisors, Ramius may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Ramius Advisors. |
4. Shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by RCG Enterprise, Ltd (RCG Enterprise). As the investment manager of RCG Enterprise, Ramius may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by RCG Enterprise. |
5. Shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by RCG Carpathia Master Fund, Ltd (Carpathia). As the investment advisor of Carpathia, Ramius may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Carpathia. |
6. Warrants beneficially owned by Baldwin. As the general partner of Baldwin, Ramius Advisors may be deemed to beneficially own the Warrants beneficially owned by Baldwin. As the sole member of Ramius Advisors, Ramius may be deemed to beneficially own the Warrants beneficially owned by Ramius Advisors. |
7. Warrants beneficially owned by Carpathia. As the investment advisor of Carpathia, Ramius may be deemed to beneficially own the Warrants beneficially owned by Carpathia. |
8. Warrants beneficially owned by RCG Enterprise. As the investment manager of RCG Enterprise, Ramius may be deemed to beneficially own the Warrants beneficially owned by RCG Enterprise. As a result of a reorganization of certain of the Reporting Persons and their affilates, the Warrants beneficially owned by Ramius Securities, L.L.C. (Ramius Securities), were transferred to RCG Enterprise, its affiliate. As of the date hereof, Ramius Securities no longer beneficially owns any Warrants. |
9. Warrants beneficially owned by RCG Crimson Partners, L.P. (Crimson). As the general partner of Crimson, Ramius may be deemed to beneficially own the Warrants beneficially owned by Crimson. |
Remarks: |
By: Ramius LLC; By: /s/ Owen S. Littman, Authorized Signatory | 04/21/2008 | |
By: RCG Baldwin, L.P.; By: /s/ Owen S. Littman, Authorized Signatory | 04/21/2008 | |
By: Ramius Advisors, LLC; By: /s/ Owen S. Littman, Authorized Signatory | 04/21/2008 | |
By: RCG Carpathia Master Fund, Ltd; By: /s/ Owen S. Littman, Authorized Signatory | 04/21/2008 | |
By: RCG Enterprise, Ltd; By: /s/ Owen S. Littman, Authorized Signatory | 04/21/2008 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
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